Chapter 204: Quitting

Looking at the top-grade spirit pills in front of him, although Prince Shou was calm on the surface, the speed at which he collected the pills was quite fast.

Top-grade pills, even the alchemists cultivated by the imperial family with a large amount of resources could not refine many, and even if they could, they couldn't take out so many at once, even if they were only first-grade spirit pills.

As Prince Shou collected the pills, the pill fragrance in the meeting hall slowly dissipated. Smelling the residual pill fragrance, everyone looked at Hua Changxi with a few more points of solemnity.

Before, many people present were somewhat dismissive of those who obtained the wooden tablet, feeling that they were just lucky to obtain the wooden tablet, and luck accounted for a large part of it.

Prince Shou, who took over the Medicine Department, was even more so. In his heart, he didn't put the nine people who obtained the wooden tablet in his eyes at all.

If it weren't for the repeated exhortations of the elders in the imperial family who studied divination and deduction, saying that those favored by the wooden tablet could more easily crack the secret of the Huang-Yellow Pavilion, he would even have wanted to seize the wooden tablets in the hands of Hua Changxi and Shen Qianfan. After all, they had no one behind them and could be acted upon without scruples.

But now, Hua Changxi took out hundreds of first-grade top-grade pills at once, fully demonstrating that she indeed had extraordinary and solid skills in alchemy, directly breaking the arrogant judgment in the hearts of Prince Shou and others.

Hua Changxi was like this, so what about the others? Did they also have unknown skills?

At this moment, the pavilion masters of the Huang-Yellow Pavilion put away the indifferent and scrutinizing gaze they had toward Hua Changxi before.

They took over the Huang-Yellow Pavilion, in addition to shouldering the expectations of their respective families, they also had their own love and pursuit of medical skills and alchemy. They respected those who were truly capable.

Mu Qingying and Department Head Gu looked at each other, and the master and disciple seemed to regret it somewhat.

In the meeting hall, everyone had different expressions and remained silent until Chu Junhao, who had been rejected by Hua Changxi in public, broke the silence.

"Imperial Uncle, I have told you long ago that Pavilion Master Hua is a talent in alchemy. Do you believe it now?"

Although Prince Shou didn't say anything, his expression was no longer angry.

"Pavilion Master Hua's medical and alchemy skills are far above mine, so she doesn't need my help at all. It was presumptuous of me just now." Chu Junhao smiled at Hua Changxi, but the smile was somewhat unnatural, and everyone could see his embarrassment.

Hua Changxi naturally saw it too. Regardless of Chu Junhao's purpose, his words and actions were ultimately to help her, so she could only stand up and reply: "The Seventh Prince is of noble status, and I am unworthy of it. I appreciate your kindness."

Hearing this answer, Chu Junhao smiled and sat back in his seat.

He was very puzzled by Hua Changxi's approach. Hua Changxi undoubtedly didn't want to submit top-grade pills. Since she could borrow spirit pills from Mu Qingying and others, why didn't she want to accept his help?

Wasn't it all owing favors?

Not only Chu Junhao didn't understand, but most of the people present also didn't understand, and some even felt that Hua Changxi's public rejection of a prince was very unwise.

Tang Yufeng looked at Hua Changxi, who had sat down again, and whispered: "This person is really arrogant enough!" She only wanted to make friends on an equal footing and would never allow herself to be in a low position.

Chu Junhao's public help was to make Hua Changxi owe a favor in public. A person who owed a favor would lose the confidence to stand tall.

Favors were things that, if you could not owe them, it was best not to. Especially for favors that were actively imposed on you, you should run as far away as possible.

Hua Changxi's ability to decisively reject the Seventh Prince also made her a smart person.

Gu Jinfan heard Tang Yufeng's whisper, but she was somewhat worried. According to her secret investigation, Hua Changxi indeed had some luck, but she was too rigid and easy to break, and she acted too recklessly.

Publicly rejecting a prince showed that she didn't understand the ways of the world at all.

Amidst everyone's different thoughts, Prince Shou spoke: "This Prince really didn't expect that Pavilion Master Hua's alchemy technique would be so superb. The other pavilion masters should learn from her, serve the Medicine Department more, and everyone should work together to make the Medicine Department better and better."

The Huang-Yellow Pavilion masters nodded in cooperation.

Department Head Gu waited for Prince Shou to talk about the prospects of the Medicine Department for a while before he began to preside over the meeting: "Calling everyone together this time is to discuss the matter of teaching in the Huang-Yellow Pavilion after the beginning of the year."

"After the recovery of spiritual energy, there are more and more cultivators, and the demand for pills is increasing, but alchemists are extremely scarce."

"As a gathering place for the top physicians and pharmacists in the Great Jin, the Medicine Department leads the development of medical skills and has always shouldered the responsibility of cultivating excellent medical talents."

"Now that alchemists are scarce, the Medicine Department is duty-bound. After the beginning of the year, all pavilion masters must teach alchemy to the personnel in the Medicine Department in their respective Huang-Yellow Pavilions."

Speaking of this, Department Head Gu stopped and looked at the pavilion masters: "Now, if you have any opinions, you can say them."

The matter of teaching in the Huang-Yellow Pavilion had long been rumored. The well-informed pavilion masters knew what they should and shouldn't know. Even if there were those who disagreed, they wouldn't look for trouble in the meeting hall, so no one intended to speak.

Hua Changxi looked at everyone not speaking. Originally, she wanted to get more information from them, but she could only ask herself: "Department Head, how many days a month do we teach? What if we go out for training or go into seclusion and don't have time to teach?"

Hearing her question, everyone knew how blocked Hua Changxi's information was.

Department Head Gu: "Public lectures, one day a month for each pavilion, arranged according to the pavilion number. Pavilion Master Hua, you manage the thirteenth Huang-Yellow Pavilion, so the thirteenth of each month is the time for your pavilion to teach."

"Public lectures cannot be absent. This represents the image of your respective Huang-Yellow Pavilions. If the pavilion master has something to do, you can arrange for subordinates to replace you."

Hua Changxi hurriedly asked: "What if there are no subordinates to use?"

Department Head Gu looked at her: "... If there are no subordinates to use, Pavilion Master Hua, you should think about whether it is your own problem?" He paused and kindly pointed out, "You are now a pavilion master. When you encounter problems, you should solve them yourself instead of asking others."

Hua Changxi sneered: "The eight medicine boys in the thirteenth Huang-Yellow Pavilion were all arranged by you. You now say it's my problem?"

Department Head Gu: "The matter of the medicine boys is because you didn't ask for it yourself, so the Medicine Department arranged it on its own."

Hua Changxi was speechless. Just as she wanted to refute, Department Head Gu said first: "The eight medicine boys in your pavilion have very good aptitude. As long as you teach them patiently, they will definitely become your right-hand men in the future."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi burst into laughter: "Department Head, do I look like a fool?"

"Pfft~"

Someone really couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

Everyone turned to look at the person who laughed.

The person who laughed was Huo Yunxiao, the master of the third Huang-Yellow Pavilion. Seeing everyone looking at him, he tried to hold back his laughter and looked at Hua Changxi: "Pavilion Master Hua, you are very open and aboveboard, saying whatever you have, not hiding anything at all. I am very happy to meet you. As for me, I love to laugh when I am happy. Everyone, don't be surprised."

Hearing this answer, many people rolled their eyes. If it weren't for the Tian Department behind him, they would have wanted to satirize him.

Department Head Gu, who was glared at by Hua Changxi, coughed twice uncomfortably and continued: "In addition to public lectures, each pavilion must also receive ten alchemy apprentices. At the end of each year, in the twelfth lunar month, the Medicine Department will conduct an assessment. Each pavilion must teach at least five alchemists within a year."

"This is a mandatory regulation of the Medicine Department, and each pavilion must execute it."

As he said this, he looked at Hua Changxi: "Pavilion Master Hua, do you have any other questions?"

Hua Changxi didn't reject teaching, and was even very willing to teach, but the regulations of the Medicine Department were restricting her everywhere: "Department Head, my problem is big. I took over the thirteenth Huang-Yellow Pavilion, not only without any benefits, but also had to spend time and energy on it. I really want to ask you, what am I doing as this Huang-Yellow Pavilion master?"

Department Head Gu: "..."

The other pavilion masters who were thinking about the Dan Saint Hall: "..."

Hua Changxi stood up: "You guys play by yourselves." After saying this, she was about to leave.

Seeing this, Department Head Gu was a bit dumbfounded, and others were also stunned.

"Wait."

Seeing that Hua Changxi was really going to quit, Department Head Gu hurriedly called her: "Pavilion Master Hua, your temper is too urgent. Isn't this still being discussed? If you have an opinion, just say it, and everyone will discuss it again."

Hua Changxi stopped: "I am not satisfied with any of your arrangements. Teaching is fine, but I will decide the time myself; teaching alchemy apprentices is also fine, but I must choose the people myself."

Hearing this, Prince Shou couldn't take it anymore: "You decide everything, why don't you be the master of the Medicine Department?"

Hua Changxi was already unhappy because she had submitted top-grade pills, so she said directly: "Forget it if you don't want to."

Prince Shou had never seen anyone who didn't put him in her eyes like this, so he immediately darkened his face: "You can leave, but leave the wooden tablet behind."

Hua Changxi laughed in anger: "That won't work. The wooden tablet was obtained by my own strength, and no one can take it away. Not only the wooden tablet, but also the Huang-Yellow Pavilion."

As soon as this was said, everyone once again learned of Hua Changxi's arrogance and wildness.

She had just publicly rejected the Seventh Prince, and now she was defying Prince Shou again. Did she still want to mix in the Medicine Department?

Prince Shou could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. Before, Hua Changxi had a big temper, and for the sake of the secret of the Huang-Yellow Pavilion, he endured it. But Hua Changxi was now publicly challenging his power. It was unbearable. He stood up with a 'swoosh' and just wanted to say something when a paper crane suddenly flew in and landed in his hand.

"The Guardian is about to arrive."

Opening the paper crane, Prince Shou saw this line of words, and his expression changed drastically. ===== CHAPTER 205 =====